It's been 20 years since Oliver Jeffers gifted us his debut picture book How To Catch a Star. And for 20 years he's been wow-ing us with book after beautiful book. To celebrate this 20th anniversary Jeffers delivers another glittering Star Book featuring his cast of cherished characters that have featured in a series of books that include Lost and Found, The Way Back Home and Up and Down.
If you haven't met this delightful duo yet, you really must. Once there was a boy who would often play hide-and-seek with his friends the star and Penguin. When they lose the star, ... View Full Review
A veritable feast of over 300 poems are featured in this gorgeous gift of a hardback book. Likened to a lucky dip filled with a veritable treasure trove of treats, Donaldson shares this compendium featuring some of the nation's favourite poets like Michael Rosen, John Agard, Valerie Bloom, Maya Angelou and Allan Ahlberg. More recent gems feature LoveReading4Kids faves like Coral Rumble, James Carter, Paul Cookson, Jez Alborough and a few from Donaldson herself including our favourite ode to our beloved libraries - The Library Rap and the wonderful I Opened a Book. Donaldson also highlights poems we all grew ... View Full Review
Team up with the world famous private investigator Hartigan Browne in this third in the series of mystery puzzles for the most inquisitive minds.
When a beautifully decorated envelope drops through his letterbox and he finds a letter written in code, he calls out to super sleuths everywhere to aid him in this quest. With ciphers and codes to decrypt and tasks galore, with evidence to sift through, mazes to complete, and spot the differences, you have 12 individual cases to solve. Blazing baubles, we hope you've got what it takes! View Full Review
Historian and broadcaster David Olusoga has already delivered two critically important books on Black British history. Books that should be on the bookshelf of every school and library across the world. And now alongside his talented siblings Yinka and Kemi who are also incredibly successful historians, they deliver 366 stories of Black history and part of global history in this Star of a book.
Critically important, the Olusogas shine a light on stories of hope and connection, ingenuity and creativity, alongside tales of racism and oppression. Some you might know, others you might not. But page by page, day by day ... View Full Review
Brian Wildsmith was a huge talent in picture book illustration, and his legacy lives on in books like A Christmas Story. This beautifully illustrated gem is a stunning read. Intricate illustrations and a beautiful colour palette capture the joy of the Christmas story, in all its glory, with a twist.
The story starts with the birth of a little donkey, in a stable in Nazareth. At nine months old, the donkey's mother sets out on a journey to Bethlehem with Mary and Joseph and the story of the Nativity transpires. Missing his parents, he sets off on his own journey ... View Full Review
Natalie and Lily have heard their parents talk about the revolutionaries before but they have no idea what they do. Apart from stomping around in big boots, taking over their kitchen and wearing red of course.
It happened four years ago, then one day they disappeared. And now they're back again. Twelve year old Natalie is determined this time to pin them down and demand they tell her their secrets, she's super keen to join their ranks and become a revolutionary. But what does it mean? What does it entail?
Inspired by her disastrous take on a school project and ... View Full Review
Count to twelve with Bear, your calm companion who encourages you to take your time, look, feel, hug, talk, share, focus, exercise, be quiet and smile. A wonderful way to remind us about what's important, how to be happy in the moment, clear our thoughts and appreciate the world around us. A book to help us all wind down and relax with 12 simple steps to aid children in the practice of being mindful in everyday life. A wonderful book to end each day. View Full Review
We adored Isabel's first bumper book The Bedtime Book of Impossible Questions and so were giddy with excitement to get our grubby little mitts on this follow up.
Her collection of post-it notes has delivered us another insight into her real-life adventures of curiosity. Her collection features more than one thousand incredible questions asked by young scientists like you, and it's still going.
At first they seem impossible to answer but Isabel is endlessly curious. Abnormally inquisitive. And we are so glad she is! As Isabel says, "these questions are doorways into science and portals into strange new worlds." So ... View Full Review
Skilful sailor Aldo is on hand to accompany you on this nautical adventure, this marvellous metaphor for life. Impeccably illustrated, it's a story about trust, knowledge, adaptability, resilience and living in the moment. Take the time to "enjoy the journey, to roll with the sea's rhythms, to savour the moment and to be enchanted by the wonders of the deep."
You can almost hear the waves crashing on the shore, the calls of seagulls flying above, and the splash of the whale jumping out of the water. It’s a magical place where adventure awaits, full of surprises and ... View Full Review
Dream team Alexandra Strick and Steve Antony follow up the incredibly important book You Can! with a second truly inclusive and joyous book bursting with positivity and inspirational ideas on how to make a difference.
Another unique, direct collaboration with kids, this called upon real children who shared their ideas of hopes, dreams and plans for making our world a better, kinder, safer, greener, healthier, more colourful and more equitable place to live. And of course, the holy grail of a world full of books!
With contributions from hundreds of children, we join 15 of them (the young editorial team) as ... View Full Review
Eva feels alone having recently moved to a new place, a new home, far away from her friends. Thankfully she has Spark, her toy dragon who comes charmingly alive to keep her company. Both crestfallen with the quiet Hanukkah ahead, they hope for a miracle and luckily Hanukkah is the season of miracles when even things that seem impossible can happen.
As Eva lights the Hanukkiah candles each night, they engage with their neighbours, Eva makes friends, and she sees that it really is a magical time of year.
Beautifully illustrated, and wonderfully told this is a sparkling story about ... View Full Review
Invisible Things was brilliant, and this award-winning team follows it up with two beautiful board books for the toddlers in your life. Another journey to meet the invisible things that make up the human experience. Think about the things we cannot see and how we can better understand them.
In Get the Giggles we meet the cheeky, funny Things that are the Giggles. A school of saucy sallies set on sniggers and smiles. Interacting with the book we understand that when we feel down, what a tonic laughter can be. We are encouraged ... View Full Review
